VOLT Academy moves into high gear

Marian Heller
Center for Leadership and Diversity

Members of ASME's volunteer training unit, the VOLT Academy, met during last month's Summer Annual Meeting to discuss their goals for the coming year, which includes and enhanced marketing effort and integration with other areas of the Society.

Specifically, the goals include: collaborating with the Early Career Committee and Young Engineer Correspondents to implement recommendations of the Young Engineers Strategic Initiative; refining the Leadership Path Curriculum (LPC); increasing the usefulness of VOLT website with streaming video capability and additional online materials; developing a strategic communications plan; and continuing to provide support and added value to scheduled training activities, such as student leadership seminars and conferences, new officer and Board of Governor-elect orientations, and the LTC.

As it transitions from project team to committee operating format, VOLT invites volunteers from all ASME Sectors to become involved with any of its committees:

• The Training Development Committee, which will focus on the identification of training needs of volunteers throughout the sectors and refinement of the leadership curriculum to meet them; description and measurement of success of training by identifying metrics and targets; and providing guidance on best practices in training methodologies and facilitation.

• The Training Program Committee, which will focus on the curriculum and content for specific training events, providing assistance to the project teams for all face-to-face events, conducting assessment and evaluation for those events, working with all Sectors to avoid duplication of training events and resources, and ensuring that leadership development resources are kept current and consistent throughout the Society.

• The Training Communication and Scheduling Committee, which will develop and implement VOLT's communications plans, develop and maintain the web site, and keep current on best practices for online training methodologies.

For further information, or to volunteer, contact Bill Weiblen, weiblenw@asme.org or Marian Heller, hellerm@asme.org. Visit the VOLT Web Site, under Volunteer Resources, within the Leadership Section of asme.org.

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